Memorial

Camberwell - WW1

Source: Copyright Adam Pode

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Current Location

In Camberwell Old Cemetery, Forest Hill Road, East Dulwich, Southwark, Greater London, SE23 3EA, England

TQ 34854 74110

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 12582
Description: SQUARE LIMESTONE OBELISK WITH TWO CONNECTED PORTLAND STONE WALLS WITH NAMES ON BEHIND IT URN SURMOUNTS OBELISK. WREATH OF LAUREL LEAVES AT THE TOP. COATS OF ARMS OF THE THREE SERVICES AND THE BOROUGH ARE ON THE FRONT OF THE OBELISK
Inscription: ON CENOTAPH: OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ THIS CENOTAPH WAS/ ERECTED BY SUBSCRIBERS/ TO THE WAR MEMORIAL/ OF THE BOROUGH OF/ CAMBERWELL AS A/ TRIBUTE TO ITS SONS/ WHOSE BODIES ARE REST/ ING IN THE CEMETERY AND/ THROUGHOUT THE WORLD./ AT THE CALL OF/ KING AND COUNTRY/ THEY LEFT EVERYTHING/ THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM,/ ENDURED HARDNESS/ FACED DANGER AND/ FINALLY PASSED OUT OF/ SIGHT OF MEN BY THE/ PATH OF DUTY AND/ SELF SACRIFICE./ THEY DIED THAT/ WE MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ AND AT THE LAST MUSTER/ THEY SHALL STAND BE/ FORE THE THRONE AN/ EXCEEDINGLY GREAT ARMY/ 1914 - 1918/ THEY PASSED BUT THEY/ COULD NOT PASS AWAY WALL BEHIND: (NAMES) WALL BEHIND: ON THE WALL TO THE EAST OF THIS PANEL/ ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF THOSE/ SAILORS AND SOLDIERS WHO ARE BURIED/ IN THIS ENCLOSED SPACE AND ON THE WALL/ TO THE WEST ARE THE NAMES OF THOSE/ BURIED IN THE OTHER PARTS OF THIS CEMETERY

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 286
Died: 286
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,age of death,additional,decorations
Order of names: surname,additional,rank,regiment,year died,age of death

Maker(s): D C VEAZEY, Designer
Maintenance History: 1991: INSCRIPTION ON THE OBELISK IS POOR, THAT WHICH IS ON THE WALL IS GOOD

Unveiled

11th September 1920

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Dedicated

11th September 1920

Local Clergy/Dignitaries